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Weekend Links: What the Higgs Boson Sounds Like

When this clip was released, everyone (including me - yes this is my article, deal with it!) reported that it was Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) himself dubbing the voices for all of the characters in The Dark Knight Rises trailer for Jimmy Fallon. But in fact it was Jimmy Fallon doing an uncanny Pee-Wee Herman voice. Regardless, it's fantastic and should become a regular thing.
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I absolutely love this - here's what the Higgs Boson sounds like. Catchy, no? I want this as a ringtone.
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I've posted this before but I thought it was time to revive it -- this palette search tool lets you seek out full color palettes by category, or even by just one color. Pick a color you love, then see what else goes with it. Helpful!
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"I know what you’re thinking … are these more fashion snaps from Coachella? No indeed! These are high school fashions in 1969, photographed by Arthur Shatz for Life magazine."
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The Cookie Monster spoofs Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Call Me Maybe" … and it's just as addictive (though worse in a way, because now I want cookies!)
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"Philip Davis pleasures his brain with shifting Shakespearean syntax, measures the results on an electroencephalogram, and finds evidence that powerful writing can literally change the ways in which we think …"
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Because sometimes this is just exactly what you need: 33 of the most-watched cat videos ever.
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From James, a nice collection of Calvin and Hobbes Said It Best.
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Also on Mental Floss:

DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes.
He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)